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Today's Odd News News: Man fleeing Ohio police jumps fence — into prison Bobcat walks in front door of Washington home Man allegedly attacks pastor's husband in church Police: Tenn. man rams car with Obama sticker Calif. woman gets 6 months for fake breasts heist Theme park highlights challenges facing dwarfs Crocheting beats the Reich for odd title prize Church issues prayers for confused UK voters Film breaks new ground on sex in India Man gets 15 years for prison break-in Philippine beauty ejected from Miss Universe contest Robbers tunnel into Parisian bank Want to see the iPad? So do Apple store employees Crocheting beats the Reich for odd title prize Fla. man arrested after throwing cup at patrol car Dracula creator's relative seeks Dublin memorial Heathrow worker warned in scanner ogling claim Pop-up books go 3-D Fla. deputy uses Google Earth to make arrest Italian arrested for setting hitmen on her father Man fleeing Ohio police jumps fence — into prison Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:09 pm PDT AP - Police say a motorist fleeing officers in Cleveland abandoned his car and jumped a fence — landing in what turned out to be a prison yard. Full Story Top Bobcat walks in front door of Washington home Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:25 pm PDT AP - A Washington state homeowner says he left his front door open for his own cats. He wasn't expecting a 35-pound bobcat to walk in, but that's what happened. Full Story Top Man allegedly attacks pastor's husband in church Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:46 pm PDT AP - A western Pennsylvania man was charged with simple assault for allegedly attacking a pastor's husband during a Palm Sunday church service. Police said the man, 31, was jailed on three counts of simple assault stemming from Sunday's incident at the Christian Church of Wilkinsburg, just east of Pittsburgh. Full Story Top Police: Tenn. man rams car with Obama sticker Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:09 pm PDT AP - A 70-year-old Nashville man was accused of ramming his sport utility vehicle several times into the back of a vehicle that had a Obama/Biden bumper sticker. Full Story Top Calif. woman gets 6 months for fake breasts heist Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:50 pm PDT AP - An Orange County woman's new breasts cost her six months in jail. Yvonne Jean Pampellonne was sentenced Monday in Westminster for using a fraudulent line of credit to obtain $12,000 in cosmetic surgery, including breast implants and liposuction. Full Story Top Theme park highlights challenges facing dwarfs Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:12 am PDT Reuters - Sitting in a valley in southwest China sits an unlikely and controversial theme park -- the Little People's Kingdom of dwarfs. Full Story Top Crocheting beats the Reich for odd title prize Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:13 am PDT Reuters - Defying grim predictions that the economic downturn would clobber specialist books, the annual contest for oddest title has had a bumper year, with the 2009 winner being named on Friday as "Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes." Full Story Top Church issues prayers for confused UK voters Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:34 pm PDT Reuters - The Church of England has published prayers to help confused and cynical voters ahead of Britain's upcoming election. Full Story Top Film breaks new ground on sex in India Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:35 pm PDT Reuters - A new Bollywood film has put the spotlight on changing sexual mores in small-town India, unsettling conservative filmgoers with spy cam footage and pushing the limits of the country's censorship board. Full Story Top Man gets 15 years for prison break-in Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:31 am PDT Reuters - A Florida man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to break back into the jail where he had been held following his conviction in a manslaughter case, local media reported on Wednesday. Full Story Top Philippine beauty ejected from Miss Universe contest Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:42 pm PDT AFP - The Philippines' entry for the Miss Universe beauty pageant has been disqualified after local organisers discovered she was born overseas and out of wedlock, a contest official said Wednesday. Full Story Top Robbers tunnel into Parisian bank Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:09 am PDT Reuters - Robbers tunnelled their way into the vault of a Parisian bank at the weekend and cracked almost 200 private safes, police said. Full Story Top Want to see the iPad? So do Apple store employees Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:12 am PDT Reuters - As Apple Inc gears up for the crush of customers expected for Saturday's iPad launch, employees who staff its retail stores are just as curious about the tablet as the fans who will line up outside. Full Story Top Crocheting beats the Reich for odd title prize Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:32 am PDT Reuters - Defying grim predictions that the economic downturn would clobber specialist books, the annual contest for oddest title has had a bumper year, with the 2009 winner being named on Friday as "Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes." Full Story Top Fla. man arrested after throwing cup at patrol car Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:52 pm PDT AP - A Fort Pierce man was arrested on vehicle theft and drug charges after reportedly throwing a plastic cup a deputy's car. The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office reported that a 24-year-old man was driving early Saturday morning when he tossed the cup, which hit a patrol car. The deputy activated his lights, but the man reportedly did not pull over. He eventually stopped and ran away but was caught when K-9 units found him in a tree. Full Story Top Dracula creator's relative seeks Dublin memorial Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:23 pm PDT Reuters - The Victorian Gothic novel Dracula is associated with the dense forests of Transylvania rather than the Georgian squares of Dublin, but the great great nephew of its Irish born author thinks that is an oversight. Full Story Top Heathrow worker warned in scanner ogling claim Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:05 am PDT Reuters - A security worker at London's Heathrow Airport has received a police warning and faces disciplinary action over claims he ogled a female colleague using a full-body scanner, officials said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Pop-up books go 3-D Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:34 am PDT Reuters - Pop-up is so passé: South Korean scientists have developed 3-D technology for books that makes characters literally leap off the page. Full Story Top Fla. deputy uses Google Earth to make arrest Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:08 am PDT AP - A Florida Panhandle deputy was able to track down and arrest a man on charges of illegally dumping a boat near his home with a surprising tool: satellite pictures provided by Google Earth. Full Story Top Italian arrested for setting hitmen on her father Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:56 am PDT Reuters - An Italian woman who hired two assassins to murder her overbearing father was arrested after the second hitman changed his mind and confessed to the police, authorities said on Tuesday. Full Story Top

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